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Iranian left activists manhandled on stop the war demo

15-10-2006 13:10

Women rights activists manhandled by the organizers of the Stop the War Coalition in the demonstration in Manchester.

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Everything4Everyone is All We Want

14-10-2006 21:30

Don't demolish our community!
EVICTION SHOWDOWN PENDING AT EVERYTHING4EVERYONE (Dalston Theatre) - Support the Resistance!

The long and eventful battle to stop the demolition of the historic Dalston theatre (previously the 4 Aces/Labyrinth Club), could be drawing to a climatic end. The fate of the theatre is hanging in the balance as the current court injunction preventing its demolition is set to run out.

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Not just any action...

14-10-2006 20:14

Action at M&S Brighton today and next week

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Suite 22 stops selling fur after one demo

14-10-2006 19:27

Today the owner of Suite 22, Sheffield, handed a letter to activists saying that they would not stock fur in the future, after only one demo of less than an hour.

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10th Anniversary of the Edinburgh Independent and Radical Bookfair

14-10-2006 17:23

The Bookfair in its new location
Vandana Shiva launched Word-Power's 10th Radical and Independent Bookfair in its new location in the former Royal Scots Drill Hall in Leith on Wednesday evening. A wide range of authors, poets, academics and activists talked about their ideas, work and research and presented their new books to the public.

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Congolese asylum seeker, removed to Kinshasa, imprisoned and beaten

14-10-2006 16:43

On 6 October, 2006, Mulai Mukendi, an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was removed from the UK and taken to the country's capital Kinshasa, upon which she was subjected to imprisonment and beatings for several days.

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brian has a go at fat terry

13-10-2006 22:17

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some scenes from sack parliament

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Refugees demonstrate at North Shields Immigration Reporting Centre

13-10-2006 17:38

On Friday 13th October members of Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) held a lively picket of North Shields Immigration Reporting Centre to protest against detention and deportation of asylum seekers and their children. Annie, a supporter of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! and part of TCAR reports:

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Screening of the Argentinian film "i" + Intro + Q&A Session

13-10-2006 11:20

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Argentinian film makers including director Andres Ingoglia visited Nottingham as part of the european tour of their film "i". Over 60 people attended the screening which also hoped to inspire people about getting active in the local Notts Indymedia.

The film is a meditation on the relationship between media and power as it is manifested by the worlds largest all volunteer network of media activists: 'Indymedia'. The feature-length documentary follows the first year of a small collective in Buenos Aires as it struggles amidst assassinations, a collapsing economy, and a whirlwind of political upheaval.

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READY TO RESIST THE EVICTION IN DALSTON (HACKNEY)

13-10-2006 11:16

we are currently facing eviction from the theatre we have been occupying to protest against its demolition to make way for luxury flats and offices.
profit profit profit Vs people people people

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Rossport Solidarity Action in Manchester

12-10-2006 19:31

A call for solidarity with the people of Rossport and Erris in County Mayo, Ireland in their fight against Shell Oil's attempts to destroy their community and environment.

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Palestine Today

12-10-2006 19:03

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Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Thursday October 12th, 2006.

The death toll in Gaza reaches to seven, five from the same family, while in the West Bank army invades cities and takes prisoners, these stories and more coming up stay tuned.

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a few more sack parliament photos

12-10-2006 16:25

a few photos, taken on a broken fisheye lomo so please forgive their quality

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The terror plot that didn't fit

12-10-2006 14:30

We're only interested in the sort of terrorism that suits our paranoia

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Shell Depot Shut down on Tyneside 11/10/06

12-10-2006 12:17

blockade of shell depot Jarrow
The Shell distribution Depot at Jarrow, North East England blockaded for an hour in solidarity with Rossport





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a few photos and some thoughts and ideas on sack parliament

12-10-2006 00:06

brian's extended display
even armed with the mighty socpa (serious organised crime and police act) it would appear that police ended up seriously abusing their powers in many different ways on monday. i hope their cases can be seriously undermined by collected evidence of their unlawful actions.

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Anti-Shell Action in Ireland, Shell H.Q. in Dublin Occupied

11-10-2006 23:24

Welcome to Shell Exploitation and Production Ireland
Anti-Shell actions in three different counties in Ireland today, Wednesday October 11th, plus photos from occupation of Shell H.Q. in Dublin.

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On the Ground: eye witness reports from Sack Parliament

11-10-2006 22:17

By Friday October 6 in this foul year of our Lord 2006 it was already labelled a riot across nearly every Rupert Murdoch freebee newspaper and every copy of the Evening Slander in the city. In the spirit of the war on terror fearful names were back in the mainstream headlines again. No, not Al Qaeda. Not even the IRA. Nor the Fathers for Justice gone rabid or militant pro-fox hunting farmers armed with fire works and tweed jackets. No. This time it was the Wombles. Violent anarchists. Masked anti-capitalists intent on destroying parliament and pulling the plug on UK democracy.

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Rooftop Action closes Shell Garage in Brighton

11-10-2006 21:21

Brighton Shell Station
A group of about 20 people closed down a busy Brighton Shell garage for an hour and half during this evening's rush hour in solidarity with the call for action in solidarity with Rossport in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Bradford Shell Garage gets Samba'd

11-10-2006 20:23

Blocking the entrance
Just before 5:30pm tonight, amid rush-hour traffic, a group of protesters lined up outside a city centre shell garage to play samba and alert passers by to the situation in County Mayo, Ireland.